WKU men’s basketball head coach Rick Stansbury announced Wednesday the hiring of Marc Hsu and Nikita Johnson as assistant coaches. “We’re excited to have Marc and Nikita join our program,” Stansbury said. “I’ve known Nikita for a long time, back from his days in junior college and his years at LSU. He’s an extremely hard
Furman’s Meyer Promoted To Assistant Basketball Coach
Trey Meyer, who joined the Furman men’s basketball program as director of operations in May, has been promoted to assistant coach, head coach Bob Richey announced this week. “I am absolutely thrilled to be promoted to assistant coach,” said Meyer. “Coach Richey is taking this program to new heights and I am very grateful to
Dr. Dish Skill Builder: Lonzo Ball Change of Pace Floaters
Dr. Dish Basketball is back at it with another great Skill Builder workout. Our main focus will be working on different types of floaters coming off of a screen and also change of pace floaters in which the offensive players use their body to create space. Each drill within this complete workout will provide different
Marlon Stewart Named Assistant Basketball Coach at Hawaii
University of Hawai’i men’s basketball head coach Eran Ganot announced the hiring of Marlon Stewart as an assistant coach. Stewart has been working in collegiate basketball for more than a decade, including the last three seasons at the University of Montana. A native of Washington, Stewart boasts a depth of championship experience. He’s been associated
Bender Named Southwest Mississippi Community College Men’s Basketball Assistant
Bryan Bender has been named an assistant coach for the Southwest men’s basketball team. He comes to the program after three seasons as Director of Operations for the men’s basketball team at Appalachian State University. A native of Cambridge, Wisconsin, Bender is a graduate of the University of Minnesota and holds a B. S. degree
Former Buckeye Scoonie Penn Named Director of Player Development at Ohio State
James (Scoonie) Penn has been named Ohio State’s director of player development, Chris Holtmann, Ohio State first-year head coach, announced Tuesday. Penn was a letterwinner for the Buckeyes from 1999-2000 and garnered second team All-America honors in 2000. “We are really excited about Scoonie being a part of our staff,” Holtmann said. “All of Buckeye
Indiana Names Brian Walsh Director of Basketball Operations
Indiana University men’s basketball coach Archie Miller has announced that Brian Walsh has been named the Director of Basketball Operations for the Hoosiers. He comes to IU after spending the last three years on the staff at the University of Dayton. He was the Assistant Director of Basketball Operations for one year and a graduate
Butch Pierre Joins Tubby Smith’s Memphis Basketball Staff
University of Memphis head men’s basketball coach Tubby Smith has announced that long-time assistant coach Butch Pierre has joined the men’s basketball staff as the director of player personnel. “I am excited to have Butch Pierre join our staff,” said Smith. “He is someone that I have known of for many years, having coached against
Metro State Basketball Staff Update
Metropolitan State University of Denver Men’s basketball head coach Michael Bahl will be adding three assistant coaches for the 2017-18 season. Lucas Gabriel will join Bahl after serving three years as head assistant coach for the Chico State men’s basketball team. He was also an assistant coach at Chico State from 2008-10. In between his Chico State
BREAKING: Wojcik Resigns as Head Basketball Coach at San Jose State
Dave Wojcik, San José State University’s men’s basketball head coach the last four seasons, submitted his resignation for personal reasons effective immediately. Marie Tuite, the Spartans director of athletics, accepted Wojcik’s resignation. “This past year has been emotionally challenging for me with the loss of my father. His passing made me evaluate what is important
McCarthy Joins University of New Haven Men’s Basketball Coaching Staff
University of New Haven men’s basketball coach Ted Hotaling has announced the addition of Jim McCarthy to the 2017-18 coaching staff. McCarthy comes to West Haven by way of Towson University where he was an assistant with the Tigers for the past four season. McCarthy played a key role in helping the Tigers to a
OFFICIAL: Bain Promoted to Associate Head Coach at Columbia
Following up on something that I mentioned earlier today’s Daily Dirt. It’s now been made official that Jean Bain has been promoted to associate head coach at Columbia. The announcement was made by head coach Jim Engles. “Jean has done a tremendous job for us in so many areas,” Engles said. “His drive, along with